https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/how-melania-trump-became-a-dark-horse-diplomat-on-ukraineContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/how-melania-trump-became-a-dark-horse-diplomat-on-ukrainehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/how-melania-trump-became-a-dark-horse-diplomat-on-ukraine#u188233Mon, 09 Nov 2026 15:45:53 +0000First lady Melania Trump hosted high-level Russian and Ukrainian government representatives at the White House on Thursday to mark the end of a temporary, U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Oleshky. Both Moscow and Kyiv acknowledged that her team drove the evacuation effort for the besieged front-line city. The localized humanitarian breakthrough stands in contrast to broader presidential efforts to end the conflict, which have not yet succeeded. Kyiv hopes the Oleshky evacuation can serve as a model for a wider truce, though officials report that aid has faced obstacles.Why it mattersThe localized ce